Foot and Lower Extremity Exercises in Adolescents With Pes Planovalgus

Halenur Evrendilek

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Flat Foot

Treatments: Other: Foot exercise; Other: Lower Extremity Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06045208

2023/52

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study aims to determine and compare the effects of 8-week intrinsic foot muscle-strengthening exercises and lower extremity strengthening exercises in adolescents with pes planovalgus.

Enrollment: 36 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age between the 12-18 years,
• Foot posture index-6 score > 6,
• Navicular drop test value > 1 cm,
• Body mass index between 18.5 - 25 kg/m2,
• Children with flexible pes planovalgus

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of any pathology that prevents participation in exercises
• Diagnosis of any neurological, psychological, or metabolic disease
• History of orthopedic surgery
• Use of insoles in the last 1 year
• Leg length discrepancy and scoliosis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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36 participants in 3 patient groups

Foot Exercise Group (FEG)

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Foot exercise

Lower Extremity Exercise Group (LEEG)

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Lower Extremity Exercise

Control Group (CG)

No Intervention group